Rubes by Leigh Rubin for July 19, 2021

It doesn’t even look as though the dog sees the squirrel.

Snort!

Or just run up the tree instead. Usually works.

This would not work for my main squirrel chasing dog. A squirrel is much more appealing than a ball. However, it’s worth a shot for my others.

The key is distraction.

A very fetching strip today.

I once had a girlfriend who would get mean when her blood sugar got low. Her kids started threatening to get one of those red boxes and put a sandwich inside.

Or, run up tree, dummy!

3. RUN LIKE THE WIND

The squirrels in our neighborhood seem to be able to calculate how high the dogs can reach up the tree. They stop and turn at about 8" beyond maximum dog range and waggle their fuzzy tails at the dogs and drive them into a frenzy.

His serve.

The dog will too distracted by the squirrel to notice the ball, he’s doomed.

What we don’t see, is that the dog is being chased by a bear.